ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -From The Prelude. Wordsworth’s great long autobiographical poem in blank verse (though it’s not without its flaws), The Prelude has many great passages, and this is one of the best, from the first book of the poem, describing the poet’s schooldays: Wisdom and Spirit of the universe!

Detailed explanation-2: -A stanza is a series of lines grouped together in order to divide a poem; the structure of a stanza is often (though not always) repeated throughout the poem. Stanzas are separated from other stanzas by line breaks.

Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is ‘William Wordsworth’. The above lines are taken from the lyric poem The Solitary Reaper, written by the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth. The Solitary Reaper was first published in 1807 and it was inspired by Wordsworth’s visit to Scotland with his sister Dorothy.